"Get the hell out of my way!"
"Your haki is strong! Neither my ability nor the snake woman's abilities has taken effect!"
White fur gradually grew over Yamato's body, fully transforming into a Human-Beast Form. "This really gets the blood pumping!!"
Ian strongly agreed with that sentiment.
Bullet's armament haki was nothing more than ordinary hardening.
But its strength was terrifyingly high.
Both Yamato's freezing and Hancock's petrification were blocked.
"You're not qualified to be Ian's opponent yet!" Hancock said coldly, "Have some self-awareness!"
"..."
Bullet's mouth twisted downward, his eyes sharp and fierce. "I said, get the hell out of my way!!"
Buzz!
A raging aura suddenly surged forward, crushing toward Yamato and Hancock.
But Yamato's lips curled into a smile.
Almost at the same moment, Yamato and Hancock narrowed their eyes.
Buzz!!
Two equally fierce auras surged out from their bodies, charging headlong at Bullet.
The three Conqueror's Haki suddenly collided, shaking the sand beneath their feet as dark lightning scattered wildly.
"What?"
Bullet was stunned. These two women also wielded Conqueror's Haki?
And at this strength?
Together, they had already suppressed his Conqueror's Haki!
"Oh? This guy still has a long way to go."
Hiding beside Ian, Law watched the battle and remarked, "He can't even suppress Yamato and Hancock?"
Someone with that strength dares to challenge Ian?
They really can't see their own limits.
"Then I'll leave it to you two, Yamato, Hancock,"
Ian said calmly, "You both should be fine."
But—
"I'm enough on my own!"
Yamato and Hancock almost spoke in unison.
Hancock flipped her long hair and looked down on Bullet with disdain. She clasped her hands together, forming a heart shape. "Love-Love Beam!!"
The heart-shaped light instantly pierced through Bullet's body.
But—
"Get the hell out of my way!!"
Bullet came flying unaffected, slamming a heavy punch toward Hancock.
"Wow, this guy?"
Viola couldn't help but gulp. It was the first time she'd seen a man who could completely ignore Hancock's power.
Does this guy have some kind of unusual preference?
But with Hancock's full charm unleashed, she could captivate women as well!
Ian was also a bit amazed.
Impressive.
There really aren't many people in this world who can ignore Hancock's allure.
Bullet, he's got skills.
Hancock herself was slightly stunned. She had never met anyone who could disregard her abilities.
It was that slight hesitation that made her unable to defend when Bullet's iron fist slammed down.
But—
"What are you distracted for! Extreme Ice Eight Trigrams!!"
A crystal-clear iron rod wrapped in pure white lightning slammed heavily against Bullet's fist.
Amid the crackling lightning, Yamato quickly retreated, flipped mid-air, and staggered as she landed. "Such power! Such strong haki!"
Bullet lowered his head; his fist was now covered in a crystalline layer.
What was that?
It pierced through his haki straight into his fist!
"I don't need your help!"
Hancock was a little annoyed.
She had actually been saved by that damn white-haired guy!
"Who cares about you! I just want to fight!"
Yamato launched forward, rushing straight at Bullet. "Divine Step · White Serpent Drive!!"
Hancock gritted her teeth. "Don't think you can hog all the glory!"
This man was indeed strong, and she couldn't petrify him directly.
So she would reluctantly fight alongside this bastard white-haired guy!
She flew out as well. "Fragrant Kick!!"
Bullet punched Yamato, sending him flying along with his wolf-tooth club, while raising his other hand to block Hancock's flying kick.
"Fine! Then I'll just take you both down!!"
He roared.
Since these two annoying troublemakers were looking for death, he would gladly give it to them!
"Servant's Ice Fang!!"
A laser-like breath shot straight at Bullet's chest, instantly covering it with a thick layer of ice.
"Did you add Haki to that?"
Bullet leapt up, crashing down like a cannonball toward Yamato's breath.
"Great Fragrant Kick!"
Before he even landed, Hancock charged from the side, delivering another flying kick.
Bullet gritted his teeth and punched Hancock down.
But at the same time—
"Descending Three Worlds · Dragging to the Abyss!!"
An unbreakable iron rod slammed down, smashing Bullet to the sandy beach.
Ian casually raised his hand, the spreading Haki blowing away the flying sand.
But in the next moment, the swirling sand exploded again, and three figures tangled together.
Bullet threw a punch at Yamato, only to be met with Hancock's flying kick from behind.
As Yamato turned to deal with Hancock, her iron staff was already closing in.
"Huh?"
Zoro frowned, sensing something off. "Yamato and Hancock… are they a bit too in sync?"
Just as he said, Hancock and Yamato were displaying incredible coordination.
When one attacked, the other supported; when one was attacked, the other immediately came to aid. Not flawless, but incredibly smooth.
The result was that although Bullet was much stronger than either of them alone, the duo's combined assault left him struggling, with no room to use his full strength.
They fought beautifully.
However—
"This doesn't make sense," Zoro was stunned. "Aren't they always fighting each other?"
They had never cooperated before, yet fighting was a daily occurrence for them.
So how were they this synchronized now?
"That's exactly why,"
Ian chuckled softly, "because they fight so often, they understand each other better."
"Huh?"
Zoro was confused.
Ian glanced at him.
It's nothing—you'll understand eventually.
"Ugh!!"
Bullet was hit again by Hancock's whip-like kick and stumbled back a few steps.
He stared hard at the two women in front of him; their strength far exceeded his expectations!
At his current state, defeating them was impossible.
"Then I'll show you all!"
Bullet leapt up and landed on the warship that had brought him here.
"My true power!"
"Huh?"
Yamato was stunned. "This guy hasn't even gone all out yet?"
Even like this, he was already much stronger than them!
Ian's lips curled into a slight smile — Bullet was just beginning to unleash his ability.
"Hey, Yamato, Hancock, use that move together later."
"Ah?"
Yamato turned back, her face full of resistance. "I don't want to use it with that snake woman!"
"Same here!"
Hancock's tone was just as firm.
At that moment, Bullet's Clank Fruit ability activated.
A purple substance spread out from his body, instantly covering the entire warship.
In the blink of an eye, the warship transformed, and a massive purple-black giant stood on the beach with a thunderous roar.
Over fifty meters tall, with huge arms and short, thick legs, it looked down at Hancock and Yamato.
"Oh!!"
Yamato's eyes glowed. "So cool!!"
But Bullet wasn't about to stop because of her praise.
His two massive fists simultaneously slammed down toward Yamato and Hancock.
"Great Fragrant Kick!"
"Extreme Ice Bagua!"
The two leapt up in perfect sync, attacking the giant fists at the same time.
But the moment their attacks landed on those massive fists, their expressions changed simultaneously.
Immediately, both were knocked down, crashing heavily onto the beach, sending up clouds of yellow sand.
Yamato and Hancock rolled and got back up at the same time.
Both wore looks of astonishment.
"Even when dividing Haki to this extent, the strength hasn't dropped at all?"
Yamato spoke in disbelief.
The immense Armament haki attached to that huge fist was by no means weaker than Bullet's own just now!
Moreover, the power behind it was far greater!
"Is it because of his ability?" Hancock frowned.
Ian smiled calmly.
Bullet's Clank fruit was not some trash like Pica's Stone-Stone Fruit.
What he had fused with truly became one with him—if it was destroyed, he would suffer backlash.
Since his body had grown larger, it was only natural that his haki would increase as well.
"That's why, Yamato, Hancock," Ian said leisurely, "use that move. Otherwise, the fight ahead won't be easy."
Yamato and Hancock's haki still fell short by a bit.
The two stunning beauties exchanged a glance.
"Die together!!"
The giant took a huge step forward, two massive fists ready to slam down again.
"Can't be helped."
Yamato sighed, crouched slightly, raising her spiked club.
"Don't hold me back!"
"I'm just following Ian's orders!" Hancock's face and tone were equally firm.
Her right foot shifted slightly back, haki surging above it.
At that moment, their breathing suddenly synchronized.
"Oh!!" Solem cried out in surprise, "Could it be!!"
"What?"
Inside the giant, Bullet sensed something wrong.
Under his Observation Haki, he noticed the Conqueror's Haki of these two women were connected!
"But no matter! Whatever technique it is—die, all of you!!" he roared.
If he could take out these two, he could finally fight Ian!
"Limit Giant Cannon!!"
His twin fists turned pitch black, crashing down with the aura of crushing everything.
At the same time—
Yamato and Hancock's breathing suddenly halted.
The sparkling spiked club swung down.
The slender right leg kicked forward.
"Hakoku Sovereignty!"
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